Kyoko Kirigiri
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| Name: | Kanji: 霧切 響子 Katakana: キリギリ キョウコ Hiragana: きりぎりきょうこ Romaji: Kirigiri Kyōko Latin Alphabet: Kyoko Kirigiri (Kyouko) |
| Occupation: | High School Student |
| Relationships: | Makoto Naegi (semi-canonical lover; alive) Celestia Ludenberg (ally; former enemy by circumstance; deceased) Byakuya Togami and Makoto Naegi (trio; all alive) |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Other: | Talent: 超高校級の「探偵」lit. Super High School Level Detective Official English Translation: The Ultimate Detective |
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Kyoko Kirigiri is a student from Dangan Ronpa. She is a prominent character within the series and popular with fans. Kirigiri debuted in Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and survived The Mastermind's Killing Game, along with Makoto Naegi, Byakuya Togami, Aoi Asahina, Toko Fukawa and Yasuhiro Hagakure. She also played a significant role in Dangan Ronpa 3: End of Hope's Peak High School.
Canon Overview
[characterization, story role, further important appearances]
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Kirigiri's birthday is October 6th. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #霧切響子生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on her birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
- Kirigiri Kyoko is so Done
- Lesbian!Kirigiri Kyoko
- Mastermind!Kirigiri Kyoko
- Asexual!Kirigiri Kyoko
- Trans!Kirigiri Kyoko
- Top!Kirigiri Kyoko
- Kirigiri Kyoko Needs a Hug
All of the above are wrangled tags on Archive of Our Own. Other places where fandom lives may portray Kirigiri with one or all of these attributes. Trans Female is her most common trans interpretation.
Kirigiri is also popular for self-shipping works.
Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Relationships
- Kirigiri's most popular pairing is with Makoto Naegi, which is F/M, aka NL. In Japanese, this is called ナエギリ, meaning Naegi attacks and Kirigiri receives in the coupling. The ship is similar to the other popular Dangan Ronpa protagonist/partner pairings: Hinata x Nanami from Dangan Ronpa 2: Goodbye Despair and Akamatsu x Saihara from Dangan Ronpa V3: Killing Harmony.
- See Kirigiri x Naegi for more.
- Kirigiri is also shipped with Celestia Ludenberg, which is F/F, aka Girls' Love. In Japanese, this is most often called 霧セレ, meaning Kirigiri is the tachi and Celeste is the neko in the coupling. It is the second-most popular F/F relationship in all of Trigger Happy Havoc fandom.
- See Celeste x Kirigiri for more.
- Byakuya Togami & Naegi & Kirigiri is a popular trio, nicknamed Reasoning Trio by English-speaking DR fans and [x] by Japanese-speaking DR fans. The polyship of Kirigiri x Maizono x Naegi is also common, labelled various things by both Japanese-speaking and English-speaking DR fandom.
Less Popular Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Kirigiri is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. In Kanji, Kirigiri is usually represented in a pairing names with 霧 (kiri). In Hiragana, ぎり (giri) is common.
The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji | Hiragana or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sayaka Maizono | Kirigiri x Maizono | GL | Kirizono | 舞霧 (Maigiri) | まいぎり (Maigiri) | (Seen on its page.) |
| Aoi Asahina | Asahina x Kirigiri | GL | Kirihina | n/a | n/a | (Seen on its page.) |
| Shuichi Saihara | Kirigiri & Saihara | Combi | Saigiri | n/a | n/a | Both are considered to be ultimate detectives. Saihara's previous personality implied he liked Kirigiri's performance in DR1-DR3. |
| Byakuya Togami | Kirigiri x Togami | NL | Togiri | n/a | n/a | (Seen on its page.) |
| Mukuro Ikusaba | Ikusaba x Kirigiri | GL | Mukugiri | n/a | n/a | (Seen on its page.) |
| Junko Enoshima | Enoshima x Kirigiri | GL | Enogiri | n/a | n/a | Shippers may describe this pairing is toxic yuri. It appears to be more common in English DR fandom than Japanese DR fandom. |
| Jin Kirigiri | Jin & Kyoko | Combi | n/a | n/a | n/a | Jin is Kyoko's father. Canonically, Kyoko does not like him and Jin is incredibly distant. |
| Nagito Komaeda | Kirigiri & Komaeda | Combi | n/a | n/a | n/a | They frequently run into each other throughout the series, though canonically interact very little. |
| Makoto Naegi; Mukuro Ikusaba | Ikusaba x Kirigiri x Naegi | Poly | Naekugiri | n/a | n/a | Adds Ikusaba into Kirigiri x Naegi, Naegi into Ikusaba x Kirigiri, or Kirigiri into Ikusaba x Naegi. All are popular pairings in their own right. |
| a cup noodle | Kirigiri/Cup Noodle | Cargo | Kirinoodle | n/a | n/a | The sprite of her with a cup noodle on her head after landing in the dumpster is iconic. |
| Chiaki Nanami; Kaede Akamatsu | Dangan Ronpa Heroines | Combi | Kirinamimatsu | n/a | n/a | These three are considered to be Dangan Ronpa's heroines. Some fanworks with this premise may add Sayaka Maizono into the mix. |
| Makoto Naegi; Sayaka Maizono | Kirigiri x Maizono x Naegi | Poly | Naegirizono | 舞苗霧 (Mainaegiri) | まいなえきり(Mainaegiri) | Includes Kirigiri in Maizono x Naegi, Maizono in Kirigiri x Naegi, or Naegi in Kirigiri x Maizono. |
| Sayaka Maizono | Kirigiri & Maizono | Combi | Dangan Ronpa Double Heroines | n/a | ダンロン・ダブルヒロイン (Dangron Double Heroine) & だんろんだぶるひろいん (Dangron Double Heroine) | May be drawn together in fanart. Their dynamic of both being suitors to Naegi may be explored in fanworks. |
Example/Notable Fanac
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